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The Critic Who Wouldn’t Wait For F-ing James Gray. BlogNosh 5/30/08
Published 5/30/2008 by Karina Longworth at SpoutBlog
... declaring she’s ‘not going to wait an hour for f—–g [director] James Gray’”? After allowing the blogosphere to stew on it for a week and a half, EW’s Lisa Schwarzbaum uses the Pop Watch blog to come clean. ” stormed away from a mobbed, delayed 10:30 p.m. Cannes press screening of Two Lovers declaring she’s “not going to wait an hour for f—–g [director] James Gray. “Dear reader, the storming, cursing critic in this international incident was me.” ...

The totally accidental mystery of the angry ... [Case Closed]
Published 5/31/2008 by STV at Defamer
The totally accidental mystery of the angry critic who stormed out of a crowded Cannes screening of Two Lovers rather than "wait an hour for fucking [director] James Gray" was put to rest this afternoon at Entertainment Weekly, where critic Lisa Schwarzbaum copped to the outburst we once guessed came from Manohla Dargis. "And since I'm giving PopWatch readers a spectacular scoop, let me tell you what happened next," Schwarzbaum wrote. "I extricated myself from the angry mob at 9:30 p.m., took myself out to ...

Links of the Week Ending June 7, 2007
Published 6/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Moviezzz) at The Moviezzz Blog
... to star in a MY FAIR LADY remake? You know, I'm not all that appalled. She could make it work. *Dennis Cozzalio asks for a critical reassessment of Richard Fleischer's MANDINGO. *Anyone watch THE PAPER on MTV? Great show, I've been meaning to write more about it. But here is a terrific letter from Amanda to a critic of the show, via Jossip. *Kim Morgan wishes a happy 82nd birthday to Marilyn Monroe. *Lisa Schwarzbaum outed herself as the much discussed critic who didn't like James Gray